The book of joyous children . Smootli roads or rough roadSjwarm or winter weather,On go the children, tow-headand brown,Brave boys and brave girls, rank V^^^and file together,Marching out of Morning-Land, over dale and down :[ Some go a-gypsying out in coun-try places—Out through the orchards, withblossoms on the boughs^\ Wild, sweet, and pink and whiteas their own glad faces ;And some go, at evening, call-ing home the cows. Where go the children ? Travel-ling! Travelling!Where go the children, travel-ling ahead?Some go to foreign wars, andcamps by the firelight—Some go to glory so; and somego

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The book of joyous children . Smootli roads or rough roadSjwarm or winter weather,On go the children, tow-headand brown,Brave boys and brave girls, rank V^^^and file together,Marching out of Morning-Land, over dale and down :[ Some go a-gypsying out in coun-try places—Out through the orchards, withblossoms on the boughs^\ Wild, sweet, and pink and whiteas their own glad faces ;And some go, at evening, call-ing home the cows. Where go the children ? Travel-ling! Travelling!Where go the children, travel-ling ahead?Some go to foreign wars, andcamps by the firelight—Some go to glory so; and somego to bed! Some go through grassy lanesleading to the city— [11].

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